पञ्चाङ्ग — Dubai, UAE · January 28, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra265.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.14°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha275.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra329.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani322.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

Dubai, UAE — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · GST/MUT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:58 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:35 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:38
Yamaganda09:48 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla12:32 – 13:54
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:04 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:26 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:48 – 11:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:10 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:32 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:38 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:38 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:32 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:10 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:48 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:26 – 07:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.2048°
Longitude: 55.2708°
Timezone: UTC+4

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872238.27
Julian Day2460703.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.11°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2033°), declination -18.17°, EoT -12.97 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2025-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)